IBM i Primer: Solve Parameter Definition Issues with Commands

From Command Entry, the system passes data to programs in a default size
based on the data-type of the parameter. For Character parameters, each quoted
value is converted to at least 32 characters, while numeric values are always
converted to Packed(15,5). For must of us who have been using the system for
decades, this is old news. But for a lot of people and most newbies on the
system, the technique to override—or rather circumvent—this situation is not
always so straightforward. So ...

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